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Engineering a diverse talent pool

Aerospace and defense (A&D) companies have an opportunity to expand the tech talent pool. For example, diverse profiles are underrepresented at all levels of North American engineering-, industrial-, and manufacturing-heavy organizations, including those in the A&D sector. At the entry level, women are a third more underrepresented than they are in other sectors. Women of color make up just 10 percent of entry-level employees.

Female representation in engineering, industrial, and manufacturing organizations, including aerospace and defense, is below average
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To read the article, see “Debugging the software talent gap in aerospace and defense,” July 18, 2022.